Can-labeling machine.



E. S. & B. H. MILLER.

CAN LABELING MACHINE. I APILIOATION nun JULY '1) 1909.

Patented Sept. 6, 1910.

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E. S. & B. H. MILLER.

7 CAN LABELING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JULY 7, 1909.

Patented Sept. 6, 1910.

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(yard/Miller 51 ucnlfo vent-ed a new and EDGAR STILLMAN MILLER AND BURT HVMILLER, F ATCHISON, KANSASfASSIGNORS TO' IN DUSTRIAL ENGINEERING COMPANY,

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, EDGAR S. MILLER and BURT H. MILLnn, citizens of the United States, residingat Atchison, in the county of Atchison and State of useful Can-Labeling Machine,- of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a can labeling machine'of the type disclosed in application Serial No. 485,081, filed by Edgar S. Miller, March 22, 1909, and the principal objects of the-invention are the provision of an improved label-feeding and pzisteapplying device operating in conjunction with the label-- ziihxing mechanism, and also the provision of an improved means for successivelyfeed ing cans to and from the label-affixing mechanism,

With these objects in view and others, as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention comprises the various novel features of construction and parts which will. be more fully described hereinafter and set forth with particularity in the claims appended hereto.- 4

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate Figure 1 is a front viewof .the machine,

F ig. 2 is a rear view thereof. Figs. 3 and 4 are enlarged longitudinal sections of the label-applying.mechanism and can feeder, showing, g position and in discharging position after receiving the label, Figs. 5 and 6 are transversesectional views on I I (3-6, Fig. Fig. 7 is an enlarged longi- I can, in label-receiving Itudinal section of the label-feeding device and paste-applying means, Fig. 8 is an enlarged detaiTSectional.View of one of the canrhead engaging devices for holding the position," Fig. 9'is the ratchet device for operating the intermittent can-feeding means. Fig. 10 is a horizontal sertionalview on line 10,10, Fig. 3, showing the'cam-ac'tuated devices operatively connected with the parts shown in F igs. 8 and 9,'to engage and disengage the cam wheel andthc step by step means. Fig. 11 is'a view aflixing roll. Fig. 12 is a detail sectional view of the brake ing drum. Fig. 13 is a detail view of one of the bearings for the label applying rolls. Fig. 14 is a perspective view of a can show- CAN-LABELING MACHINE.

Specification or Letters Patent. Application filed July 7, 1909. Serial No. 506,340.

Kansas, have inarrangement of one embodiment of the invention,

respectively, a can in label receivlines 5-5 and ,zontally and having bearings 7 which shaft is disposed vertically of a modified form of label device for the label feed-- Patented ing the label partially applied thereto by means of applying rolls shown in Fig. 6. Fig. 15 is asimilar view showing a can with the label applied by means of applying rolls such as shown in Fig. 11. I

Similar reference characters are employed to designate corresponding parts throughout the views.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the bed frame of the machine which sup ports a 'label-affixing or applying mechanlsmdesignated generally by B, a label. feeding and pasting mechanismC which feeds the paste-coated labels to the affixing mechan-' ism B, and arranged in cooperative relation with the latter is a can feeding-mechanism D which intermittently delivers a can to the mechanism B for receiving a label, Mount ed on the frame A is a chute E which. has upper'and lower sections 1; and 2slightly inclined so'that cans can traverse the chute by gravity, and the chute has upwardly-extending side flanges 3 which engage the ends of the cans or receptacles to be labeled and thereby prevent lateral displacement of the cans or receptacles during transit through the machine. The label-affixing apparatus B comprises means for feeding a label to the can and means for around the can and at the same time presshesive.

' 4 designates the frame of the label affixing apparatus, which rotary label-feeding drum 5 disposed horiits shaft 6 mounted in below a roll 8 which engages'the upper surface of the label 9, while the drum 5 engages the under surface, so that both cooperate to feed the label-forwardly, the Weight of the roll 8 serving to maintain .it in cooperative relation with the drum. The rollhas journals lOat its ends which engage in bearings 11 on the frame '4. On. the shaft 6, as shown 'in'Figs. 3 and 5, is a pinion 12 located at the rear side of the frame-which meshes with a mutilated gear 13 carried .by a drivi'ngshaft14 journaled in bearings 15 on the frame 4 and which shaft is driven in any suitable manner, as for instance, by a belt passing around the live pulley 16,

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is mounted on the tableor bed A, and mounted in this frame is a wrappingthe label i 85. 'ing the label in place for setting the ad-.

Fig. 5. By reason of the mutilated'gear,

' .ao ,14. The carrier will thus be maintained tion of the revolution of the drive shaft, so

that the labels will be fed intermittently to provide intervals during which the cans can befed to and from the label-wrapping and setting device, as will be hereinafter more. fully explained.

1 'The label wrappmg. and setting device .comprlses a: pair of lower horizontal rolls 17 and 18 mounted on a frame 10, and a air of upper horizontal rolls 20 and 21 w lch are j ournaled in a swinging frame'or carrier 23 fulcrumed at 24 on the frame 4 so that the' upper rolls can be raised and lowered .toprovide for the admission and ejection of a can between the two sets of rolls. The rolls of each pair are spaced apart horizontally,

'- so that four points of engagementycan be obtained on the can to be labeled to thereby produce a superior driving or rotary action on the can. If desired, the rubber or other flexible belts 25 and 26 may be passed" around each pair of rols to serve as elastic by .gravity in position to cause the upper belt 26 to engage the can to be labeled, while the cams 27 operate to raise the carrier for disengaging said belt from the can or, in

other words, the combined action of gravity and the cams 27 0 en and close the labelwrapping device or admitting the unlabeled can and ejecting the can after being labeled.

The. cams must be centered. in the labelwrapping device so that they can be uniformly labeled, and for this purpose, a rotary disk or wheel 29 is arranged between the two sets of label-wrapping rolls at one end thereof and constitutes an abutment for engaging one head of the cam. Opposed to thisdisk or wheel is a second disk or wheel 30 that forms a centering means which en-- gages the opposite head of the can to hold the latter in tentral position. The wheel 30,

as shown in Fig. 8, is movable laterally so as to receive a can between 'it and the wheel 29, and after the can thus enters between the wheels the wheel30 is moved inwardly into engage ment with the can for holding the same againstthe wheel29. The wheel 30 is provided with an axle 31 slidably mounted i in a lever 32 which is fulcrumed on the latter with one head of the'can. -T r e lever frame 10, and a spring 33 serves to press the wheel inwardly to yieldingly en age the 32,* which is fulcrumed at 34, has its. lower end-connected by a link 35 with a lever 36 which is fulcrumed on a horizontal shaft= with by nuts 40.. '41 WhlCll yieldinglymaintains the wheel 30 in can-engaging osition. The other wheel ploye'd. This com seems '37 mounted on' the frame 10 and is provided ;with an arm.38 which is engaged by a cam 39 on the main drive shaft 14, Figs. 1,3, 4 and 10. When this ca'm engages thelever, the link 35 is pulled downwardly so as to tilt the wheel-carrying lever 32 to move the wheel 30 outwardly to thus disengage the can after the labehwrapping operation is over. The link 35 is in the form of a screw, as shown in Fig. 8, and passes-.through the lever 36 and is ad'ustably connected therender the lever is a spring 29 is r'elatively' xed, although capable 'o'fi' Y adjustment toward'or away from the wheel 30 so as to centercans of difierent axial dimensions with respect tothelabel feeding drum. For this purpose,"'the wheel 29 is mounted on a threaded shaft 42 carried, by

.a standard 43 on the frame 10 and this screw is provided with nuts 44 for clamping it in different positions of adjustment. Both wheels 29 and 30 freely move with the can when gripped between .them so as not to retard the rotation-thereof. The actuating lever 36'of the can centering device also constitutes an ejector for delivering the can after being labeled. For this purpose, the lever has an upwardly-inclined arm 45, Fi s. 3 to 5,-inclusive, which is disposed un er; the label-feeding drum 5 and is equip ed, with a yielding shoe 46 that is arrange t6 engage the can, after the wheel 30 of the the carrier 23 of the label-wrapping device raised to force the labeled can horizontally from the lower belt 25 to make way for the next can to be labeled.

- The labels 9 are printed in the form of a web or ribbon with perforations between 'adjacent labels, and before .the web or ribbon is conducted to the wrapping device, the under surface of the label-is coated with f adhesive by the apparatus C. Thereafter, 1

as the label passes over the feed drum 5, it

will tend to adhere thereto, and for this purpose, a strippin or peeling comb is emconsists of 'a bar 47 mounted on the frame 4,. as shown in Figs.

5 and 6, and is equipped with teeth 48 which L ride in peripheral grooves 49 in the drum -5, so that the label will be-removedfrom the latter and guided over the u per surfaces of the teeth to' the can to be abeled. "The -2 label, after passing over the comb, is ipped between the can and upper belti26, 0th of which are in motion, so t at the label will be pulled ofi the drum 5 and lapped around the, can. After a label is paid out in this man- 5 her, the drum dfinally stops rotating-when .the end oft eil-abel is reached, while the can continues is rotation-and thus. causes a severance of the label at the perforations. The drum '5 is positivelyprevented from 30;

9, and is pressed by a spring (32 -to the latter as longias tained in the chute 1. When the opening rotating after the end of the label is reached, by means of a brake device which consists of a spring shoe 50. Figs. 1 and 12, which is adapted to engage a projection on a brake wheel 5]. carried by the shaft (5 of thedrum 5. It will thus be seen that the drum will be prevented from turning under the tension created by the rotating can during the severance of the partially wrapped label from theribhon. -The can rotated during the wrapping of the label by 'lrictional contact witl a movable part. stance, the lower belt 25 serves as a driver for the can, while the can itself forms a driver for the upper belt. ()ne of the lower rollers. preferably t he roller 18, is provided with a sprocket wheel '8 around which passes a sprocket chain 8 which is driven by a large sprocket wheel a arranged on the con tinuously driven shaft 1st of the label-afiixing apparatus;

Arrangedat the side of the label-wrapping device opposite from the drum. 5 is the can feeder I) which consists of a rotary selector 52 in the form of a drum which is divided by radial partitions '53 into pockets 54 for receivii-lg cans successively from the up per section 1 of the can them one at a time to the label-wrapping device. The pockets are provided with openings tl'irough which the cans enter and discharge. The drum 52 rotates in a clock wise direction Figs. 3 and 4,.in a step by .step manner.

()n the table A are standards 56 on which the journals 57 of the drum bear and on one of the journals isa ratchet wheel 58 witl1.which cooperates a pair of pawls 59 and (30. The pawl (30 is mounted on an oscillatory arm' (31' carried by the journal 57 of the drum, as shown in Figs. 1 and I into yielding engagement with the teeth on the ratchet wheel. The pawl 59 serves to prevent reverse movementof the ratchet wheel and is yieldingly held in engagement with the 'lat ter by a spring 63. The

61 is connected with a link-64which extends downwardly therefrom and is connected at 65, Fig. 1 with an operating lever (36 which is fulcrumed on the shaft 37. This lever has an arm 67, Figs. 1, 5 and 1.0, that is engaged by a cam.68 on the drive shaft 14 so that with each rotation of the shaft, the drum of the can feeder I) will be moved one step for supplying a can to the label-wrapping de= vice. A spring 69, Fig. 1, is arranged to.

return the lever 66 and thus cooperates with the cam 68 to oscillate the lever and thus actuate the ratchet device for thecan feeder. In the present instance, a four pocket can feeder is shown and it is arranged .in such relation to' the chute and label-wrapping device that the cans will'be fed continuously a supply is main- In the present in-' operative relation with the drum 74 which has its lower portion subchute for conveying 81 which passes pawl-carrying arm of each pocket of the drum 52 reaches a point opposite the label-wrapping while the carrier 27 is raised and the wheel 30 retracted, a can will feed by gravity out of the adjacent pocket and pass upon the lower. belt 25, and immediately thereafter the carrier 23 .Wlll drop and the wheel 30 move 1n-' wardlyto grip the can to begin the labelwrappin-g operation. After the label has been applied to the can, the latter is ejected from the label\vra.pping device into the pocket'of the drum from which it was delivered, and as the drum is moved another Step, the labeled can will and will be finally delivered-to the lower section 2 of the can chute to pass through the latter'to a suitable receptacle arranged to receive the labeled cans.

device and move downwardly.

Referring nowlto' the paste-applying device C; 70 designates a tank 'or receptacle for paste which is mounted on a table 71 that has a stem 72 adjustable vertically in a bearing 73 so as to'bring'the paste into c0- merged in the paste. The label ribbon 9 is fed off a roll 75 mounted in bearings 76 at one end of the table A, and cooperating with the drum (4 is a weight in the form of a roll 77 mounted in the standards78 which support the drum 74. This weight presses the label ribbon against the drum 74 so that the under surface of the ribbon will be coated with paste. To remove excess paste from the drum, 'a scraper 79 is arranged in cooperative relation thereto and is adjustable by a screw 80 toward and away from the' drum, to thereby regulate the amount of paste supplied to the lab 1. The drum 74 is operati'v'ely connected with the feeding drum '5 of the label-affixing apparatus and is rotated from the latter by a sprocket chain and 83 connected with the. said drums, re spectively, as shown inl ig. l. It Wlll thus be seen that no tension is placedon the r b pastefapplying around sprocket wheels 82- bon at points between the two drums 5 and 7 1, tending to break the label ribbon at the perforations between adjacent labels.

A device is ei'nployed forpositively driving the ribbon roll 75 for ui iwinding. the

ribbon at the same rate as the feed, so as to .thereby prevent 'a tension on the ribbon at points between the drum 74 and roll which would tend to sever the ribbon at the perforations between the ad acent labels. For

this purpose, a driving roller 84. is arranged over the roll 75 and rests thereon to thereby frictionally drive the roll. The roller has the same peripheral speed as the drum 74::and is drivenby thelatte'r through a sprocket chain 85 passing oversprocket wheels 86. and 87 on'the drum and roller;

respectively.

This roller is mountedon a- I swinging frame 88 hinged on the shaft89.

. rangement, the drum 74 and rol er .84 are driven with the label-feedingdrum 5 and hence have an intermittent movement. As

the drum 5 rotates during each ste sulficient to feed one label, it is obvious that the roller 84 will produce the same movement, irrespective of the changin diameter of the paper or label r0117 5. The stretch of the label ribbon between the roll 75 and label wrapping device is under practically no tension since it receives a driving impulse at three points, namely, at the drums 5 and 74 and roller 84:. In other words, as fast as the ribbon is fed off the roll 75 by the roller 84, it is carried along at the same rate by the coacting drum 74 and roll 77 which, in turn feed the label 'ribbon forwardly to the coacting drum 5 and roll 8.

In Fi .14, a can or receptacle is shown with a label partly applied thereto. The can .a is provided with heads or lids Z) and the label 0 is applied around the circumference of the can and the marginal edges of the label overlap the rims of the lid. Such a can or receptacle can be labeled by means of rollers such as are shown in the various figures of the drawings. When the edges of 'the label are to be wrapped over the ends of the can, a dilferent set of rollers are employed. Fig. 15 shows a cand in which the label e has its edges folded over the end of the can, as indicated at f. Rolls for accomplishing this purpose are constructed as shown in Fig. 11. In this case, the roll is provided with end flanges 91 which serve to 40 turn the edges of the label laterally over the ends of the can during the.process of a plying the labelthereto. In order to faci itate :the removal of the rolls to substitute ariother set and also for providing adjustment of the rolls, each has its journal 92 mounted in a bearing box 93 that islheld in place by adjusting and clamping screws 94, as clearly shown in Figs. 1, .,apd 2.. By loosening the screws, the bearing blocks'canbe removed and the 'rolls taken out thr ugh the slots 94:

in the frame 10 and carrier 23 that support the saidrolls. In describing the operation of the device, let it be assumed that the can feeding device D has delivered a can to be labeled to the label-aflixer B and that the upper set of rolls are lowercd to grip the can between the upper and lower belts 26 and 25, and that the wheel or disk 30 of the can-centering devicehas centered the can "6 with respect to the drum 5.

The parts are now in the position shown in Fig. 3 and the mutilated gear 13 is in the initial stage of meshing with the pinion 12 of the label-feeding. drum 5. The drum is thus fed forwardly while at the same time the can is rotated by the belts. The comb .peels the label from the drum 5 d directs it between the upper belt and in, which latter rotates in-an anti-clockwisedirection. The upper belt compresses the label against 7 the can as the latter revolves. This action continues until the drum 5 has made a complete revolution, which means that the length of one label has been fed by the roll. The

mutilated gear disengages the pinion 12 at thispoint so that thedrum will stop while the forward endof the next label is gripped between it and the roll 8, the brake shoe 50, Figs. 1 and 12, coming into play at this time to positively arrest the movement of the so drum 5 against its own momentum or the pull which the can exerts through the label. The can continues 'to rotate while the drum 5 is idle and thereby causes the label, which is partially applied to the can by this time, 5 to be torn from the label ribbon at the line ofperforations between it and the adjacent label, and after the can rotates sufliciently to wrap the end of the label thereon, the

raised part of the cam 39 will tilt the lever 36 to release the wheel 30 ofthe can centering device and simultaneously the cams 27 will raise'the upper roll carrier 23 to allow the ejecting device 45, when itcomes into play, to move the labeled can outwardly from, between the upper and lower beltcarrying rolls of the label-afiixer. -The ejecting devlce comes into play almostsimultaneously with the releasing movement of the wheel 30 and carrier 23. The labeled can is thus forced outwardly into the pocket of the drum 52, from which it was previously discharged, and as the drum revolves throughv the cam 68, operating the ratchet mechanism for the drum 52, the labeled can is carried to the position shown in Fig. 4 and is allowed to drop into the lower section 20f the canconducting chute. The wheel 30 and carrier 23 are maintained in released "piisition as the drum 52 continues to make lta quarter turn to bring the next can into position to drop into the label-affixing apparatus and at the same time pick' up a can from the upper section of-the chute. As soon as the can passes between the belts 2 5 ,and 26, the high portions of the earns 27 and 39 will pass out of engagement with the rollers 28 of the-carrier 23 and the lever 36, so that the next can will be gripped between the belts and at the same time centered. The feed 1-20 drum 5 is then again operated by the mutilated gear coming into play and the fore going operation repeated for labelingthe can. Duriug'the feeding of the label by the drum 5, the paste-applying apparatus" 1'25 is simultaneously operated, the label being coated with paste by the drum 74 and the reel or label roll 7 5 being unwound by the roller 84. The drum 5 is of slightly less diameter than the can and the paste-apply ing drum so the the drum has ales's ripheral speed than the can with the result that it acts tqmaintainthe label under tension between itself and'the'can sothat the label will not Wrinkle while'beingapplied thereof, we desire to have it understood that the apparatus shown is merely illustrative, and that such changesmay be inade when desired as arewithin the scope of the claims appended hereto. v

Havhgthus described the invention, what aim as new, anddes'ire to secure by Let Patent, is J 1. In an apparatus of the class described, thecombination of an intermittently oper- -ated label 'feeding device, an article-holding device arranged to receive thelabel therefrom and apply it'to the article to belabeled,

.' an intermittently f operated article feeding means, and an aiitomatically-actuated ejec- "t'or separate :from'the holding device for re-- moving thelabeled article from the latter 'I'device. i

- '12. In an' 'apparatus of'the class described,

the combination of an article-holding and label wrapping deviceconsisting of a pair device, means for. openingl same for receiving an artic of approximately horizontal elements spaced apart to receive between them the article to be labeled, an articlefeeding device arranged to' discharge an article between the elementsand to receive the labeled article from the latter, and means disposed atthe side ofthe elements opposite from the article'- feeding device for supplying labels the first-mentioned device. 4

3; In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a rotary label-feeding drum, means for intermittently rotating the same, an article-holdingand label-wrappingand closing the e while the drum 1 is idle, a mechanism for automatically feed ing articles to the device, and ejecting means operated automatically to remove the labeled article from the said device-i 4. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination-of an article-holding and label-wrapping device consisting of a pair of approximately horizontal elements spaced apart to receive between them the article to 4 be labeled, an article -:feeding..d'evice ar-- ranged tod'ischarge an article between the elements and adapted. to remain stationaryduring tlh wrapping of the label on the article as to,receive the labeled article from -for the said mechanisms and device, and an the elements, means disposed at the Side-6f the elements opposite. from the article-feeding device for supplying 'labels to the firstnzention-ed device, and means for moving the article-"feeding device by step to successively dischargearticles to the first-mentioneddevice;

In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of an intermittently-operated label feeding mechanism, a device for receiving and wrapping] labels on articles successively, fed thereto pan article-feeding mechanism arranged"'iiifcotiperative relation with the device, a common actuating means automatically-operated ejector mounted and movable independently of said device for removing the labeled article from the latter.

6. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination with a label-feeding mechanism, a label wrapping device automati cally opened and closed for receiving articles to be labeled and consisting of spaced approximately horizontal article.- engaging elements, afeed chute, means located at one side of the device for conducting articles successively from the chute to and between the elements of the said device, and means at the side of the device opposite from the article-conducting means for discharging the labeled article from the device at thesame. side from which the article entered. v

i". In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of an intermittently oper- I ated drum for feeding labels successively, a 00 label-wrapping device automatically opened and closed to receive articles to belabeled, a common actuating mechanism for the device and drum, an' article-feeding element arranged in coiiperative relation with thedevice and consisting of a'rotary article carrier movable step by step and adapted. remain stationary during the wrapping of the label on the article, means operated the mechanism for moving the element step 1 by step, and means independent of the Wrapping device for removing the labeled article from thelatter. and discharging it into the article-feeding element.

8. In an apparatu s of the class described,

the combination of an intermittently-operated' drum for feeding labelssuccessively, a label-wrapping device auton iatically' opened and closed and including horizontal elementsarranged to receive and support ar- 2 ticles' to be labeled,- a common actuating mechanism for the device and drum, an ar- 'ticle-feeding element arranged in cooperative relation with the, device, 1 means op 'erated by the mechanism for moving the element step step, and an automaticallyoperated ejecting device mounted independently of the first-mentioned device for removing the labeled articles from the latter. 9. .In an apparatus of the class described.

' engaging members spate the combination of a label-wrapping device automatically opened and closed for receiv- I ing articles successivelyv aud consisting-pf approximately horizonfq lisposed artlclepart to recelve the article between thei'ngta "rotary element having-article-carrying p'ockets and mounted with its axis above the lower member of the said device to permit the articles to move by gravity from the element to a po-' sition between the members, a chute for .delivering articles to the element, and means I for moving the element step by step to bring the pockets successively opposite the wrapping device for delivering the articles thereto. W e

10; In an apparatus of the class described,

a the combination of a label-wrapping device automatically opened and closed for receiving articles successively, a rotary element having article-carrying pockets,'a chute for f .wleliverm articles to the element, means for moving the element step by step to bring the pockets successively'opposite the wrapdevice for delivering the articles there- 0, and ejector for removing the labeled article from the wrapping device and returning such article tothe element to be discharged by gravity therefrom upon reaching a'predetermined position.

' 1"1. .Iman a paratusofthe class described,

the combination of an inclined chute hav- 'inga l feejding and a delivering section, an

intermittentl operated article feeding .de-

' vice"dispose between the-sections, a labelwrapping mechanism arranged in cooperative relationi'with the device for receiving. an article therefrom to be labeled, andmeans arranged to return the labeled article from the mechanism to the device for deposit in the delivery section of the chute.

12. In an apparatus'of the class described, the combination of a label-wrapping device consisting of elements movable toward and away from each other to receive an article between them, a rotary article-feeding element arranged adjacent the device to per- -ment separate from'the device for delivering an unlabeled-article to and receiving the labeled article from the device, and,

operating means for the device and element, 14.. In an apparatus of the classdescribed, the combination with a label-wrapping device,'a rotary article feeding element arrangiad to successively feed articles to the closing the said wrapping device.

device for labeling the same, name for returning the labeled article's tov the ele-. ment, and a chute arranged under the ele-. ment to receive the labeled articles there from. i I I 15. In an apparatus of the class descrlbed,

.the combinatlon of a label-wrap ing device including a pair of horizontal y-disposed belts movable with respect to each other for receiving an article horizontally between" them, means for delivering unlabeled 3,1". ticles between the belts and receiving the labeled articles therefrom,.and a'chlite "for" l receiving the labeled articles from saidmeans.

.16. In an apparatus of the class described,

the combination of a label-Wrapping device" adapted to open'- and closeto receive and eject articles horizontally, an element 'for feeding articlesto the device including aplurality of pockets, and a discharge chute] arranged in codperative relation with the element, the pockets of the element being arranged todischarge articles intothe device and chute respectively by gravity. 1

17 In an apparatus of the class described,

the combination of a label-wrapping device adapted to open and close to receive and eject articles horizontally,,an element for feeding articles to the device including a plurality of pockets, a discharge chute arranged in cooperative relation with the element, thepockets of the element beingarranged to discharge articles into the device. .and chute respectively by gravity, and means for positively ejecting the labeled articles from the device to the element.

18. In an apparatus of the class described,

the combination of a'plurality of article-engaging belts relatively movable toward and away from each other for wrapping a. labelon the article, a device for centering the article with respect to the belts and including rotary members arrangedbetween the belts and relatively movable toward or away from each other transversely of the belts to grip or release the article, and separate means for operating the members and belts in v timed relation to grip the article to be la:

beled.

19. In an apparatus of the class describ ed-,-

the combination of a label-wrapplng deviceautomatically opened and closed to 'receivean article and including separate article engaging belts, members loeated between the belts adjacent the edgesthereof for engag-' in the ends of the article to be labeled re atively movable toward or away from 2 1' each otl1er,.and; mefhs' for simultaneously engaging the article by the members and.

20. In'anapparatus of the class described, I the combination ofspaced belts arrangedto receive an artlcle between them, means, for a feeding a' label to the article, an"adjustable} against the end of element serving as an abutm nt for one end of the article, a movable eld hcnt arranged to grip the other end of the article. and

means for automatically releasing the sec- 5 0nd element when the article is to be removed.

21. In an apparatus ofthe class described, the combination of a label-wrapping device consisting of spaced members adapted '10 to be moved apart-to receive an article to be labeled, oppositely-disposed rotary elements arranged between the spaced members to engage the ends of the article, and means for yieldingly urgi'n one of the elements ticle against the other element.

22. In an apparatus of the class described,

the'combination of a label-applying device consisting of spaced members adapted to be 3 moved apart to receive an article to be labeled, an adjustable abutment arrangedduetween the members to engage one end of the article, a movably mounted abutment ar ranged between the members-to engage the other end of the article, and means for yield ingly urging one of the abutmentstowarch the a'rtic Y i 23.- Inan apparatus of the class described, the combination of a label-applying device arranged to successively receive articles to be labeled, means for centering the article in the device, said means including oppositely-disposed elements," for engaging the ends of the article, a'lever forming the sole 5. supportingmeans for one of the elements for engaglng the same with or disengaging t it from the article, and means for automatically operating the'lever.

24. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of horizontally disposed sets of upper and. lower rolls, belts passing around the rolls for applying a label to an article heldbetween the belts, means for enaging the belts with or disengaging them from the article,'and rotary disks disposed between the. belts to engage the ends of the article and prevent'movement thereof longitudinally of the belts.

25. In an apparatusof the class described,

the combination of'a label-applying device,

means'for opening and closing the same to receive articles to be labeled, and a device operated separately from the first device for ejecting labeled article from the after-the latter is OD' TIctl.

26. Iran apparatus ofthe class described,

.Tfme ins foropening and closing the same to recelvil artic ter'is opened, and an article feeding element. from which articles deliver to the device by gravity.

27., In apparatus of the cl. ss described,

e article and the arlatter 2 as to be labeled, a device sepa-. I Q rate from the first device for ejecting a 7 labeled article from the latter after the lat- ,the combination of a label-feeding drum,

means for intermittently rotating the same,

'a label-applying device, means for opening and closing the device when the drum is idle to receive an art1cle,,means-for centermg the article in the device and operating in timed relation with the latter, and means i independent of and operated in timed relation-to the said device for ejecting-the labeled article from the latter when the latter opens.

In an apparatus of the classdescribed,

the. combination of an intermittently-open ated label-feeding drum, a dr ve shaft geared to'said drum, a label-wrapping device operated from the drive shaft, means for ope-ning and closing the label-wrapping device to receive an article to be labeled while the drum is idle, and 'a centermg deviceoperated by the shaft for positioning the: article in the device. i

29. In an apparatus of the class described, the. combination of an intermittently-operatea drum, a drive shaft connected therewith, a label-wrapping device operated from the shaft, means for openingand closing the device to. receive an article to be labeled,

while the drum is idle, a cent ring device operated by the shaft for positioning the article in the device, and means operatedby the shaft for ejecting the labeled articles from the \\'rappingdI-vice.

30. In an apparatus of the class described,

the comlnnation of a rotary label-feeding drum, :1 drive shaft, a mutilated gearing-be tween the shaft and drum for moving the latter intermittently, a label-wrapping de-- vice disposedin cooperative relation with the drum, means for successively feeding articles to the device, operating connections between the means and shaft, and operating means between the shaft and device for opento receive an between the means and shaft, operating means between the shaft and device for opening and closing the latter to receive anarticle ivhile thedrum is idle, and automatically operated means for centering an article.

in the device.

32. In an apparatus of the class descmbed, the combination of a rotary label-feeding drum, a drive shaft, a mutilated gearing be:

tween the shaft and drum for moving the latter intermittently, a label-wrapp1ng device disposed in cotiperative relation with the drum, means for successively feeding the belts.

. t e device,

- device.

33. Inian apparatus of theclass described,

' the combination of a label-wrapping device, means for centering an article therein, means so arate from and operated independently o the device for ejecting the labeled article from the latter, and, a common actuating mechanism for the said means.

34. In an apparatus of the class described,

' the combination of a label-wrapping device,

vice, a movable element for operating both means for centering an article therein, means for BJBCiZlIlg the labeled article from the demeans simultaneously, and a. cam intermitv labeled,-means disposed at 'one side of the.

*tently actuating the element. 35. In an apparatus of the class described, thecambmation 'of a pair of approximately heriz ontal belts spaced apart to en age at .oppositepoints and rotate the articiie' to be belts for supplying the unlabeled article to and receivmg thelabeled articles from the .belts, means at the opposite side of the belts A for feedlng labels between .the article and one of the belts, and means disposed at the same side of the belts as the label-feeding -means for ejecting the labeled articles from '36. In an apparatus of the class described,

the combination of a pair of article-engaging belts movable toward and away from each other for receiving between them the article to be labeled and coacting to rotate I the article, a rotary article-feeding device including a pocket from which the article moves by gravity to the belts, 'a-chute for successively delivering articles to the pocket, a chute for receiving the labeled for arresting movement the belts-continue to rotate the article for articles from the pocket, means for rotating the article-feeding device step b step and holding the same stationary uring the wrapping of the label on the article by the belts, and means for returning the labeled article to the-. said pocket to discharge'into the second chute as the article-feeding device rotates.

37. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of apair of coacting belts for rotating the article and applying thereto a label, a label ribbon feeding drum rotating .at a less speed than the article to produce sufficient tension from the label to prevent wrinkling thereof on the article, and means of the' drum while presumes gfi ntl eater teasing. n

said

the label to sever the partially-applied label from the label ribbon.

38. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a label-wrapping device including means for rotating the article to be labeled while applying the label thereto, a feeding drum, a second drum cooperating with the first for conductin a label ribbon to the device and for applying paste to the ribbon, the feeding drum being located be tween the wrapping device and second drum, means for rotating the first drum at a less speed than the article for producing a. tension on the label during the wrapping thereof, and means acting on the drum for 1n-:

creasing the tension on the ribbon for sever ing the partially wrapped label from the latter after the feed drum has finished feed.- ing a label. i

39. 'In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a'label-Wrapping device including means for rotating the article to be labeled while applying the label thereto, a feeding drum, a second drum cotiperating with the first for conducting a label ribbon to the device, means for rotating the first drum at a less speed than the article for producing a tension on the label during the. wrapping thereof, and a brake for arresting the rotation of the first drum prior to the completion of the wrapping operation to, cause the partially wrapped label to be automatically severed from the ribbon.

40. In an apparatus of the the combination with a label-wrapping device, a pair ofspaced drums, at paste-applying means associated with one means for intermittently driving the drums, means cooperating with the drums for feeding a label ribbon to the device, and a brake for stopping the drums to cause the end label to be severed from the ribbon by the tension of the said device.

41. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a label-wrapping device,

a label ribbon roll, a. ribbon feeding drum disposed between the roll and device and adjacent the latter, posed between the feeding drum and roll, means for rotating the drums,

pivoted on an axis coincident with the axis of the paste-applying drum,andan actuating device on the element and held in en gagement with the roll by the weight of the eleinent and attached parts for rotating the ro a 42. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a label-wrapping device, a label ribbon roll, a .feeding drum having an intermittent movement and disposed be tween the roll and said device, a paste-applying drum driven from the feeding drum and located between the latter and roll, a device driven from the 'paste-applying drum for class described,

of the drums,

an element first-mentioned device on an artlce for sevaeeme l 9 rotating the 1-611, and a.- brake arrahged to l a GUPOWIII, we have hereto aifixed our Sig: interrupt the. l otation of thefeeding drum natures in the presence of two witnesses.

before a label 1s completelywrap ed by-the EDGAR S'TILLMAN MILLER ering the label from the ribbon and for ar- BURT R I l l l resting the motion of the paste-applying Witnesses? W!" drum and roll-actuating device. JOSEPH LOUFEK,

In testimony, that we claim the foregoing F. M. TAYLol'el 

